Devin Hughes Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio Area

Columbus, OH

-Managed more than $1 million in billings and consistently identified opportunities for organic growth-Developed integrated communications plans, occasionally working across multiple agencies and stakeholders to ensure consistent direction and execution against business objectives-Served as an agency social media lead, acting as a go-to resource for social.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Cleveland, OH

-Built media lists for several markets and actively pitched reporters for “Medicare Made Clear” media pitching campaign, securing media placements in target markets.-Developed entire copy for Ohio Department of Health "Spread the Word, Not the Disease. Get Vaccinated" campaign website: http://www.getvaccinatedohio.org/ as well as the Facebook.

-Selected from several dozen interns to extend summer internship and serve as intern for the Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, who reports to the Chief Executive Officer of Cardinal Health.-Developed framework and communication plan for new Career Roadmap, impacting all job families within Public Affairs department.-Wrote content for.

-Created and implemented full public relations plans; wrote press releases and website copy; assisted in media tracking and planning.-Selected to represent corporate public relations team at 5,000-person customer conference in Denver. Operated the conference Twitter account, sending live updates throughout the conference. Spoke directly with customers.

-Elected by 90 dues-paying member peers to lead student-run PR firm for the 2010-11 school year.-Responsible for relationship management with the firm’s 16 clients, which include Bob Evans Farms, Cardinal Health, the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and the Athens County Humane Society.-Secured a 78 percent increase in client base compared to the 2009-10.

-Wrote press releases, feature stories, event summaries and posts for College’s website, Twitter and Facebook accounts.-Wrote multiple feature articles for annual magazine that is sent to 32,000 alumni.-Regularly posted stories to the College website, which averages 400 daily views.-Drafted recruitment letter for dean, mailed to 775 admitted freshmen, 325.

Served on the executive board for the PRSSA chapter at Ohio University for two years, representing the interests of our student firm (ImPRessions) and maintaining the PRSSA/ImPRessions relationship. Provide input on major chapter decisions and programs.

Monitored Facebook fan page for an online and brick-and-mortar subscription based program with more than 650,000 followers.

Created newsletters and brochures for the community of Athens and the hospital employees. Researched and wrote articles for these publications and designed them using Adobe InDesign. Helped in the planning and execution of community events.

Met directly with clients, discussed their needs, and created strategies to best meet those needs. Ran a team of ten PR students in creating, implementing and evaluating a PR plan over the course of the year. This position involved event planning, social media, press releases, pitches, arranging radio interviews, graphic design, sponsorship requests, and.